A bungled anthem in Dubai, a pop star’s cheeky dig, and India’s defiant no-handshake policy turned an Asia Cup clash into a spectacle of politics, patriotism, and pain far beyond the cricket pitch
Riyadh’s mutual defence pact with Islamabad signals a regional power shift, raising fresh concerns for India over security, energy, and nuclear diplomacy
Despite a party-imposed age bar and the RSS chief’s “shawl comment,” Narendra Modi has defied the 75-year ceiling that once sidelined BJP stalwarts. Now, as he enters this milestone, the prime minister faces the dual test of his legacy: nation-building versus divisive politics
In a sharp ruling against judicial inertia, the apex court warns that delayed bail amounts to denied bail, underscoring the constitutional imperative to treat liberty as a fundamental right, not a discretionary favour
The September 2025 uprising in Kathmandu toppled a prime minister and thrust a former chief justice into power. For India, the crisis is both peril and opportunity: stabilising a neighbour without repeating the mistakes of the past
The apex court has pulled up the Allahabad High Court for routinely dismissing bail cancellation pleas by directing complainants to the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. In a landmark ruling, the top court clarified the distinction between witness protection and bail cancellation, warning against judicial shortcuts that undermine justice
An order of the Bombay High Court’s Kolhapur bench, granting anticipatory bail to a 26-year-old farmer accused of forcibly marrying and raping his 14-year-old niece, spawns questions galore. The utter confusion in the litigants’ submissions and the Court’s reaction scripts an interesting case study
The vote chori rhetoric and the Adani-Ambani pitch raked up by Rahul Gandhi during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar seems to have found resonance with the electorate in the state and rattled the BJP, perhaps leading PM Modi to seize on the alleged attack on his mother during the march